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Join us for an engaging educational series featuring guest speakers from diverse fields. Each session offers unique insights and opportunities to ask questions directly to the professionals. Plus we get to share our favorite tea! Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum on Facebook / Instagram

The Female Makers Market returns to Little Italy to showcase women-owned small businesses. Featuring vendors selling handmade goods, vintage clothes, wellness products, jewelry, and unique gifts. Enjoy live entertainment by @djjustjames, local shopping, and the perfect date-day or bestie-day vibes. Free admission, family & pet-friendly, and perfect for treating yourself! Save this, tag your bestie, and come wander, sip, and shop small with us!

Enjoy a special garden workshop in the Trudy Bronner Discovery Garden with local, seasonal ingredients from Jimbo’s! Today’s recipe: Plant organic seeds in a paper pot with Jimbo’s and Healthy Day Partners! Pre-registration is not required. FREE with Museum Admission. Children’s Museum of Discovery on Facebook / Instagram

El Chingon will bring a little Bourbon Street energy to downtown when it hosts a Mardi Gras-inspired churro eating challenge. Beginning at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 17, guests will be invited to indulge their sweet tooth in a battle for bragging rights and sweet victory. The Mardi Gras churro eating challenge will task competitors with eating as many sugar-dusted churros as possible in two minutes and 17 seconds. When the clock runs out, the contestant who finishes the most churros will be crowned champion. Prizes will be awarded to the top three eaters, with the grand prize going to the fastest churro conqueror. Check-in for the contest will begin at 6 p.m., with the challenge starting at 7 p.m. Entry is free, and online registration is required to secure a spot in the competition. All participants must complete a waiver before competing, available on Eventbrite. More information about El Chingon is available on the website at ElChingon.com/San-Diego. El Chingon on Facebook / Instagram / TikTok

The epic Baroque opera about the love story which shaped empires! George Frideric Handel’s opera “Giulio Cesare” (Italian for Julius Caesar) set London afire with its passionate music in 1723. In 2026, the drama and musical genius are coming to San Diego in Cinballera Entertainment’s dynamic production. Many consider this to be Handel’s greatest opera, if not the best opera of the Baroque period. An intrinsic component of its enduring popularity is its evocative subject matter, torn from one of ancient history’s most dramatic pages. When Roman general Julius Caesar conquers Egypt, he quickly finds himself conquered by the beautiful maiden Lydia. Little does he know that she is really Cleopatra, the brilliant Egyptian queen. Can romance and royal ambition survive the passion and devastation of war? This unique production honors tradition while creatively incorporating classical ballet to convey the intricate story more dramatically! Cinballera Entertainment on Facebook / Instagram

ECS invites you to Evening on the Bay, a purpose-driven fundraising reception designed for meaningful connection and real community impact. With a breathtaking setting at San Diego's stunning new waterfront venue and a streamlined program, the focus stays where it belongs, on people and purpose. Your participation directly supports ECS programs in early childhood education, behavioral health, homelessness services, and substance use disorder treatment across San Diego. The event will feature heavy hors d'oeuvres, a hosted bar, and local impact. Episcopal Community Services on Facebook / Instagram

Join us for a fireside chat with Steve Olive, who served as the last USAID Mission Director for India before the agency’s recent dissolution. Olive is a retired minister counselor with a distinguished career of over 30 years spanning crisis response, regional diplomacy and strategic development across four continents, and he brings unparalleled insights into one of America’s most consequential bilateral relationships at a pivotal moment in history. As India transitions from aid recipient to a strategic partner, and as the U.S. reimagines foreign assistance following USAID’s dissolution, what lessons emerge from the ground? Olive will share what was happening in India during his final year, how Indian partners responded to the evolving relationship, and what USAID’s dismantling means for U.S. strategic partners like India. Drawing on his full career experience, Olive will offer personal reflections on the future of American foreign assistance and how the U.S.-India partnership should evolve as India emerges as a major global power. This is a rare opportunity to hear a candid, insider perspective at a moment when fundamental questions about America’s global role are being asked and answered in real time. This public lecture series is organized by the 21st Century India Center at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS). For more information on India activities, please visit india.ucsd.edu. UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy on Facebook / Instagram

The University of California San Diego, in partnership with Point Loma Nazarene University and the Kyoto Symposium Organization, will host the 25th Annual Kyoto Prize Symposium on March 11–12, 2026, on the UC San Diego campus. This multi-day event will feature free, public lectures by three of the world’s most distinguished thinkers and researchers in ethics, artificial intelligence, and life sciences. The Kyoto Prize, Japan’s highest private international award, is bestowed by the nonprofit Inamori Foundation to honor individuals whose scientific, cultural, and philosophical contributions advance the betterment of humankind. Established in 1984 by the late Dr. Kazuo Inamori, the prize reflects his belief that humanity’s future depends on a balance between scientific progress and spiritual depth. The 2025 Kyoto Prize laureates are Shun-ichi Amari for Advanced Technology, Azim Surani for Basic Sciences, and Carol Gilligan for Arts and Philosophy. The San Diego Kyoto Prize Symposium celebrates the lives and work of these laureates through public presentations and scholarly engagement, offering an international audience the opportunity to reflect on shared global values and the pursuit of peace and harmony across nations.

On a Monday in December, KPBS joined the surgical team to take a look at how it manages the high number of spay and neuter operations.

First, we give you a peek into San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria’s State of the City address. Then, Rady Children’s Hospital is challenging a vote by its frontline workers to unionize. Next, the controversy surrounding the San Diego Rodeo happening this weekend. Also, we tell you what ban might come after the latest ban on plastic bags. As well as, an opera designed for kids and other weekend event ideas.